Mosul Airport Reopens with Capacity for 630,000 Passengers Annually
This is Beirut, 17/07 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute
A wounded city takes a breath again: with a modern terminal and cutting-edge radar, Mosul is reconnecting with the world.
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Drone Attacks Hit Three North Iraq Oil Fields: Kurds
This is Beirut, 16/07 11:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Wednesday, Kurdish authorities said, a day after a similar attack halted operations at a US-run field. Production in two fields operated by the Norwegian group DNO ASA has been temporarily suspended, the company said. In the past few weeks, Kurdistan has ...
Hezbollah Is a State within the State, Not Only “Heavy and Medium” Weapons
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 15/07 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In policy, simplicity is valuable; naiveté is catastrophic. Lebanon has by now diluted UNSCR 1701 from dismantling Hezbollah’s militia, arms production, and illicit funding to merely surrendering “heavy and medium” weapons, or as U.S. Envoy Tom Barrack frames it: Hezbollah must hand over weapons that threaten Israel. Such oversimplification ...
Drone Attacks Target Iraq Airport and Oil Field
This is Beirut, 14/07 23:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A drone packed with explosives was shot down near Erbil airport on Monday, with two more later hitting an oil field in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish security forces said. "At 02:20 (1120 GMT) an explosive-laden drone was downed near Erbil International Airport, without causing casualties or damage," said the counterterrorism ...
The Unfinished Wars
Charles Chartouni, 14/07 10:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The regional political scene is quite treacherous, as it conveys misleading signals regarding the outcomes of the ongoing wars in the greater Middle East. American diplomacy remains evasive regarding these wars and their prospects. This uncertainty complicates international relations and makes it challenging for global powers to formulate coherent ...
Drone Downed Near Iraq Airport Hosting US Troops: Kurd Forces
This is Beirut, 14/07 10:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A drone packed with explosives was shot down Monday near Erbil airport, which hosts US troops from the international anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish security forces said. "At 02:20 (1120 GMT) an explosive-laden drone was downed near Erbil International Airport, without causing casualties or damage," said the ...
Finance Minister Reveals Details of Lebanon’s Upcoming Visit to Iraq
This is Beirut, 11/07 19:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Finance Minister Yassine Jaber revealed important details on Friday regarding the planned Lebanese ministerial visit to Baghdad. During a meeting with Iraq’s Chargé d’Affaires Mohammad Reda al-Husseini, Jaber revealed that the visit, originally scheduled for last month, had been postponed. The visit will address sensitive bilateral issues, ...
Rockets Fired at Iraq Airport, Wound Two: Security Sources
This is Beirut, 01/07 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two rockets struck the military section of Kirkuk airport in northern Iraq late on Monday, slightly wounding two security personnel, a senior security official told AFP. Another rocket hit a house in the city of Kirkuk, causing material damage. "Two Katyusha rockets fell in the military section of Kirkuk airport," slightly wounding two security ...
PKK Disarmament Process to Begin Early July
This is Beirut, 30/06 22:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Militants from the PKK will begin laying down their weapons at a disarmament ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan in early July, the Kurdish media outlet Rudaw reported on Monday. The move comes just six weeks after the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced it was ending more than four decades of guerrilla warfare in a conflict that claimed over ...
Drones Hit Radar Systems at Iraqi Military Bases
This is Beirut, 24/06 11:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Unidentified drones struck radar systems at two military bases in Iraq early Tuesday, security sources said. The strikes came hours after Iran launched missiles at a US military facility in Qatar --the largest US military facility in the Middle East -- in retaliation for the American bombing of Tehran's nuclear facilities. The first attack ...
Yet Another ‘Divine Victory’
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 17/06 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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No matter the outcome of the war between Iran and Israel, Tehran will claim victory. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has already cited the Quranic verse “a victory from God and an imminent conquest.” Middle East observers have seen this movie many times, and it always ends the same: with its military might, Israel prevails—while a ...
The Ministry of Energy Authorizes the Unloading of Fuel from the Minerva Antonia
This is Beirut, 16/06 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Ministry of Energy and Water announced on Monday that it has authorized the unloading of the Minerva Antonia’s cargo, following confirmation that the fuel on board complies with current specifications. According to a statement released by the Ministry’s press office, the latest tests conducted on samples from the ship’s cargo confirmed ...